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similar guides on the web about this but I thought I would share what I've learned about flash menus, along with FAQs and common problems about this. Thanks to
tranced, who helped me with some steps of the guide.
What are flash menus?
Flash menus are flash animations that replace the standard Sony Ericsson menu, some phones have default flash menus that come pre-installed on the phone. There are many videos on YouTube showing modded phones with flash menus added.
Flash Menus
What's the difference between a flash menu and a flash theme?
A flash theme has a flash menu accompanying it, so there are two files in a flash theme:
The theme (.THM file)
The flash menu animation (.SWF file)
It's possible to link any flash menu (.swf) to any theme of your choice (.thm)
Which flash menus will work on my phone?
A flash menu will only work if it's supported by the correct flashlite version on your phone, e.g
A flash menu intended for use on a C902 (2.1 Flashlite) would only work for 2.1 Flashlite based phones and wouldn't work on 2.0 phones such as the K850i. If your phone is branded, the branding will block the flash menus so they wont appear, so the phone needs to be de-branded in order for flash menus to work.
What is my phone's flashlite version?
FL 2.1
C510, C702, C901, C902, C903, C905, G705, T700, T707, T715, W508, W595, W705, W715, W760, W902, W980, W995
Fl 2.0
G502, K660, K850, W890, W910, Z750, Z770
FL 1.1
K770, K790, K800, K810, W880, W850, W580, S500, T650
So if you have a FL 2.1 phone(such as a C901), flash menus made for any other FL 2.1 phone (see list above) will also work with your phone! (the same goes for the other FL versions) Its the Flashlite (FL) version that's important.
So search google for Flashlite x.x flash menus or search for flash menus made for phones of the same flashlite version as your model! There are literally hundreds to download!!
Is my phone branded?
If it's branded, you will have operator logos everywhere, like start-up and shutdown images. If your phone comes with default flash themes you could select one of them and see if the menu changes or not.
How do I install flash menus?
1. Debrand your phone (this can be done by flashing the phone to a generic firmware or by editing the custom file)
Debranding your A2 phone
2. Upload the flash menu animations (.swf files) to your phone’s file system, you need a program to do this, which program you use depends on what platform or ‘DB’ number your phone is on...
What "DB" number is my phone? Use
this tool to find out
If you have an A2v1 (DB3150) or A2v2 (DB3120) phone:
C510, C702, C901 C902, C903, C905, G502 , K630, K660, K850, T700, V640, G705, W595, W705, W715, W760, W890, W902, W910, W980, Z750, Z770, Z780.
Use
A2 Uploader along with
this tutorial by tranced and put the .SWF files into tpa>preset>system>desktop>flash
If have a DB2020 phone:
K530, K550, K610, K618, K770, K790, K800, K810, K610, V630, W580, W610, W660,W710, W830, W850, W880, W888, W910,W950, W958, Z610, Z710, Z710, M600, M608, W580, P990, S500, T650, V630
Use
Far Manager with JD Flasher Plugin with
this tutorial and upload .SWF files to tpa>preset>system>desktop>flash
3. Now the flash menus (.swf files) are in your phone’s file system you need to transfer the themes (.thm files) to your phone via data cable.
If you just downloaded flash themes that have a .swf files and a .thm file with the same name then the flash menu (.swf) will be linked to the theme (.thm) already so you can just transfer these to your phone.
How do I link a flash menu to a theme?
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thanks hihi, ill finish it tomorrow, ive got the day off 